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Doesn't seem like any raw black shea soap i've ever used

Kind of disappointed in this because it isn't made clear in the title that it is an EXFOLIATING soap. It's clear in the description but obviously I'm a dingus. Beyond that, it's a meh soap. Not nearly as moisturising as all other raw black soaps I've used. it seems waaaay more processed and smells like soap, while most black shea soaps just smell like... shea.

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Doesn't seem like any raw black shea soap i've ever used

Kind of disappointed in this because it isn't made clear in the title that it is an EXFOLIATING soap. It's clear in the description but obviously I'm a dingus. Beyond that, it's a meh soap. Not nearly as moisturising as all other raw black soaps I've used. it seems waaaay more processed and smells like soap, while most black shea soaps just smell like... shea.

Lovely, moisturizing, exfoliating soap

This bar soap felt great on my skin. This was the first time I bought it and will not be getting it again. After using a few days, I gave it to my husband.
I am giving it only three stars because, while the ingredients on this website did not list palm oil, the box the soap came in did. If the box does not outright state what the palm oil source is, I must assume that it comes from the rainforests of Indonesia or Malaysia, which I try to avoid because of the destruction that palm oil plantations are doing to the rainforests, which are so critical to the survival of endangered species and indigenous peoples. Thousands of acres of Indonesian and Malaysian rainforests have been slashed and burned to create enormous palm oil plantations. I have been in Borneo when the air was so thick with smoke from these fires that people, including myself, needed to wear face masks just to walk down the street, even though the fires were hundreds of miles away. The fires can go on for months.
The rainforests are the lungs of the earth. I would rather use products that do not contribute to their loss.
I will continue to use Dr. Woods Liquid soaps made of sustainable shea butter and black soap; they are great values. I hope the Dr. Woods company will state their palm oil source on the packaging of their bar soaps in the future, and if they are not using sustainable palm oil, they should switch to a more sustainable oil source.
For moisturizing bar soap, I'll stick with olive oil soap from Kiss My Face or Kirk's Coco Castile Bar Soap.
For more about palm oil and rainforest destruction:
http://www.saynotopalmoil.com/
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/08/15/slash-and-burn-practices-lead-forest-fires-s-sumatra.html

Wonderfully exfoliating without drying out your skin!

Not only is this soap 100% natural, but it smells great, doesn't dry out your skin; it's not waxy, and there are little bits of herb (maybe?) that kind of act as an exfoliant as you run it over your skin. I just love this soap and have purchased it over and over again.